Bathing Liberal in House Cited for Duty Discharge
A Liberal member in the House of Commons was observed yesterday bathing and wearing a long coat with collar turned up to fulfill his duties to constituents. The London Mail notes the scene as a light political anecdote. The piece also mentions trees cooling environments, noting tree shade lowers air temperature to around 45 degrees Fahrenheit while the human body remains slightly above 98 degrees.
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House of Commons
London Mail
Austrian Tailors Publish Quarterly Black List
A group of Austrian tailors plans to issue a quarterly black list containing the names and addresses of unsatisfactory clients and the exact amounts of their debts. The move signals a public shaming effort aimed at recovering unpaid balances and pressuring slow payers.
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Austrain
Defiance Starch Promises White Clothes for Ten Cents
An advertisement touts Defiance Starch offering 16 ounces for 10 cents to keep clothes white. The fragment references Guayaquil Ecuador as hosting a costly spectacle, notes the city’s destruction by fire, and ends with unrelated lines about arithmetic pitfalls and sample remedies.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Nerve Restorer and Headache Powder Ads From 1900s Paper
An old advertisement page touts Dr. Kline's Nerve Restorer promising permanent cure for nervousness with a free trial bottle offer and a medical treatise. Also promotes Dreiss' Specific Headache Powder as a harmless cure for headaches with prices 10 and 25 cents. Other ad copy notes wine tasters and self-made credentials.
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Dr. Kline
R. H. Kline, Ltd
Arch St
Philadelphia
Dreiss
Adolph Dreiss
Alamo Plaza
San Antonio
Tex
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Sold and Hair Loss After Storm
Stops the Dougi and Works Off the Cold Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price 25. David Fuller, a farmer near Richmond, Va., lost all his hair during an electrical storm recently. His head, previously thickly haired, was cleanly shaven after the bolt struck him, though he was otherwise uninjured.
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David Fuller
Richmond
Bitter rot menace hits apple orchards across Illinois
The article warns bitter rot threatens apple growers in Illinois with a cone shaped infection on fruit tops and cankers on limbs. It explains how spores travel via rain, urges tree by tree inspection, removal of infected limbs and fruit, and disposal by burning or deep burial, noting Bordeaux mixture can largely restrain spread. It also includes testimonials praising Peruna for female health and mentions Dr. S B Hartman offering free advice.
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Ninois
University of Illinois
In Close Quarters Washington Statue Plea
A wealthy New York resident refuses a subscription for a Washington statue. He proclaims Washington is kept enshrined in his heart and quips that if the Father of His Country is in the described position he is in a tight place.
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New York City
Washington
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